Open Live Writer — Keyboard Shortcuts

Windows Live Writer is dead now for Blogger users and replaced with its Open Source alternative "Open Live Writer (OLW)" which is the perfect blogging toolkit for publishers using Wordpress, Blogger, TypePad and all other popular blogging CMS platforms. As an addicted user of this new blog editor I just figured out some useful keyboard shortcuts that you can use to save time updating your blog using Open LiveWriter. I have compiled below the complete list of keyboard shortcuts supported by OLW. Indeed most of these shortcuts are inherited from OLW's parent - Microsoft's Windows Live Writer.

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Following is a categorized list of the most common keyboard shortcuts used in Open Live Writer:

BLOG & POSTING Shortcuts

Shortcut

Function

Ctrl + N

Creates a new post

Ctrl + G

Creates a new page

Ctrl + O

Open recently posted

Ctrl + S

Save a post

Ctrl + Shift + P

Publish a post

Ctrl + Shift + D

Post draft to blog

Ctrl + K

Insert hyperlink

Ctrl + J

Add picture from computer

Ctrl + Shift + C

Set categories or Labels

Ctrl + Shift + J

Add picture from the web

Shift + F11

Switch to source view

Ctrl + F11

Update blog theme

F11

Switch to edit view

F12

Switch to preview view

F2

See post properties like keywords and post date

TEXT Formatting Shortcuts

Shortcut

Function

Ctrl + B

Bold

Ctrl + I

Italicize

Ctrl + H

Strikethrough

Ctrl + U

Underline

Ctrl + =

Subscript

Ctrl + Shift + =

Superscript

Ctrl + Shift + L

Bullets

Ctrl + Space

Clear formatting

Ctrl + E

Center text

Ctrl + L

Align text left

Ctrl + R

Align text Right

Ctrl + Shift + N

New paragraph

Ctrl + Left Alt + 1

Heading 1

Ctrl + Left Alt + 2

Heading 2

Ctrl + Left Alt + 3

Heading 3

Ctrl + Left Alt + 4

Heading 4

Ctrl + Left Alt + 5

Heading 5

Ctrl + Left Alt + 6

Heading 6

Ctrl + Left Shift

Set text direction from left to right (Only available in RTL mode)

Ctrl + Right Shift

Set text direction from right to left (Only available in RTL mode)

PHOTO Editing Shortcuts

Shortcut

Function

PrntScr + Ctrl + V

Takes screenshot from your desktop screen and then press Ctrl + V to paste it in OLW

GENERAL Shortcuts

Shortcut

Function

Ctrl + X

Cut

Ctrl + C

Copy

Ctrl + V

Paste

Ctrl + Left Alt + V

Ctrl+Left Alt+V

Ctrl + A

Select all

Ctrl + F

Find

Ctrl + Z

Undo

Ctrl + Y

Redo

Ctrl + P

Print

Ctrl + F1

Show or hide ribbon

F1

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This is so far the complete list of keyboard shortcuts which are supported by Open Live Writer's latest build. I will keep updating the list to add more useful shortcuts. I hope this makes your posting hobby even more worthwhile. Let me know if you needed any help. Peace and blessings buddies! =)

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